The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-17

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DO you think the TIDeS-Stor is the pa
per which is to be purchased and run in
Biaine's INTEREST," asked the reporter.
That | am unable to say. The 1ines-.StGT
has of late come out plain and straightfor-
ward IN its columns l hardly think it is
the paper referred to-"
What do you think of the allusion TO Mr..
Smith, Ben Butterworth and othersp
That was done for the purpose of Great
ing dissensions. Smith has always been
Sherman man. If the old quarrel between
him and Butterworth can be brought up
again, Ben win be for any person to down
Smith. See the pointl The same is true in
regard to other persons mentioned"
THAT part of the dispatch should be
quoted. 1t is the expression of Republi-
can in Cincinnati and | intended to credit
him with it
Now, Mr.. Gessner, we don't want your
views on national politics. How about
those letters written by Sherman TO promi-
nent Republicansr'
THAT news was published in the Post of
this city, the day my dispatch was written,
SO do not give it originally. 1t was told
that paper by man in high official stand
ing, and in so doing he violated the conf
dence of friend. But it is true, and have
no respect for those people who betrayed
Sherman by passing his letters around. The
reaction iii this matter is bound to be favora-
BILE to Sherman, and it is well for him that
he finds out just what his enemies in Ohio
are doing in time to thwart Them
Mr.. Gessner was seen last evening by a
reporter in regard to the telegram which
bore his name, and which is supposed to
have been written in the interest of Gov.
| F9raker's candidacy for President.
THE article in the SUM-" he said, twas
| written by me, and | signed my name to it.
| In five years of newspaper work | have
ffAc
| article which have written for any paper,
and l never will be. There is nothing in the
| dispatch which cannot be proved ard which
is not known by many Republicans besides
myself in Ohio"
But, Mr. Gessner, had you any personal
| motive in such correspondence
'None at all. | am for John Sherman as
| honestly as any of his best friends, but do
not seek TO advance him by abusing others.
| When was a candidate for Representative
in this county two years ago was pledged to
| support Sherman for Senator. This fact
| alone prevented my success. A Democrat
who has Republican affiliations offered to
| pledge myself in writing or
verbally before three witnesses
| to vote for Charles Foster and lead bolt
| against Sherman if elected. This | refused.
| and was threatened at once with defeat, and
| missed the nomination by a few votes.
| Since that time have been as consistently
| for Sherman as | was then. There
was too much truth in that dispatch for
| some people. The traitors who pretend to
be for Sherman but are not are the ones
| who are hurt the most They are now
| seeking an opportunity to square them
selves | don't think any man can question
| my honest desire to see the Ohio delegation
solid for John Sherman. While | have
| failed to find the South and other sections
| yUha | ha va haa,1 +b11S for
| him, / am certain that he is stronger at
home than ever before-that is, with the
people who do the voting-perhaps not with
the politicians.
but in the dispatch you say that he can
not carry third of the delegates!o
''Gessner, isn't it fact that you are for
Blaine"
Personally would prefer him, but my
information mas been that he will not be
candidate
"Own up Is it not true that the enemies of
| Sherman in Ohio are to concentrate on For
aker and give him the second place with
BlaineF
Gov. Foraker know would not take the
second place, and is neither candidate for
President, Vice President, nor United States
Senator. He will probably be a candidate
for Governor of Ohio again this fall 1t will
be time enough to talk about a President
year hence. If Republicans who are fuss
| ing about 1898 would pay more attention to
1887 and the State ticket we would succeed
easier"
did Gov. Foraker have anything to do
with this telegram
| ''No; / have not seen him for weeks. He
has never talked about the Presidency to
me, save to remark once when some one re-
ferred to his chances: we are not electing
a President this year, and am not candi-
date n fact, while I do not have the great
and unbounded confidential relations with
the Governor that you infer, | do know that
he is honestly supporter of Sherman. This
know from some recent correspondence
which passed between them, which l think
| fully establishes the most cordial under
standing between them. Besides, the Gov
ernor has interested himself in securing to
Sherman's support the influence of lead
ing New York politician of national repu-
to ion. No, the paper referred to was
neither the TimeS-Star nor Ohio State
Journal. 1t was not a paper of near SO
much prominence, and is hardly worth adj
vertjsing further"